Its pretty much be stated here already, but the xGF is a pretty poor stat to judge the team on.
A lot of the pay per advanced stats that published some freebies showed how poorly the transition and puck movement was. Just shooting the puck doesn't make you dangerous or a possession heavy team.
Someone stated that the team was told to play along the walls which is a Sutter trait from his first stint here.
Earlier in the offseason someone also posted stats that it was pretty much the top line in 21/22 that carried the team and the rest of the team put up similar xGF and no production.
I don't know if his system was any different but he seemed to hammer down a lot harder on the team to keep them in line which goes back to sticking it to Treliving and the players be brought in.
Playing for whistles and clamoring about possession is as restrictive as it gets.
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